Barnaby Joyce has referred himself to the high court in order to clarify whether or not he is a dual citizen of New Zealand.

Mr Joyce said the Solicitor-General had advised that he would not be disqualified by section 44 of the constitution.

"Last Thursday afternoon the New Zealand High Commission contacted me to advise that on the basis of preliminary advice from their department of internal affairs which had received inquiries from the New Zealand Labor Party they considered that I may be a citizen by descent of New Zealand", Mr Joyce told Parliament.

He told parliament that he had legal advice saying he had not breached the constitution.

He'll remain Deputy Prime Minister and is already covering the portfolios of Nationals senator Matt Canavan, who has stood down from Cabinet while his own dual citizenship status is sorted out by the High Court.

In a development that threatens the Turnbull government's majority, the Nationals leader revealed on Monday morning that the New Zealand High Commission had informed him last week that he may be a New Zealand citizen.

"I've always been an Australian citizens, born in Tamworth, just as my mother and my great-grandmother was born there 100 years earlier".

"The New Zealand Government has no record of registering me as a New Zealand citizen" Mr Joyce said.

"I was born in Australia in 1967 to an Australian mother and I think I'm fifth generation".

Green Senators Scott Ludlam and Larissa Waters resigned in quick succession after the bombshell announcements that one held New Zealand citizenship and the other Canadian citizenship.

Joyce dug in on Monday, telling parliament he would not step aside while his matter was heard.

Mr Joyce said he will continue to serve as deputy leader until the High Court decides his political fate.

The Prime Minister has today written to Opposition Leader Bill Shorten to invite him to "nominate any Labor members of senators whose circumstances may raise questions". "Neither my parents nor I had ever applied to register me as a New Zealand citizen". "To get yourself an NZ passport, you need to register your citizenship".

If he is found to be ineligible, the Turnbull Government - which holds a one-seat majority in the lower house - would be forced into a by-election.

A spokesperson for Mr Kalanick said the legal action is "completely without merit and riddled with lies and false allegations". It accused Kalanick of breaching his fiduciary duty and contractural obligations by loading up Uber's board with friends.

The chief prosecutor for the Sicilian port city of Catania, Carmelo Zuccaro, announced an investigation on April 25. MSF's decision to halt its rescue operations was part of this positive process, he told the newspaper La Stampa .

It emerged that she is the Dutch-born Cindy Kimberly, who was 17-years-old at the time and living in Spain. He literally once posted a pic of a random hottie asking his millions of followers " omg who is this! ".

Dele Alli was on target, though, to bolster his growing reputation as the most prolific midfielder in the division. They eventually turned it around and finished 11th, but Bilic won't want a similar situation this time.

Desir-Jones say playing time in two games last season on the offensive line, bu switched to defensive line this season. And it's really seemed to elevate his game as far as knowing what the look is and now knowing what the assignment is.

Craig Shakespeare is the man in charge for the Foxes, who added Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho to improve their attack. Play resumes with no changes in personnel on either side. "At the moment, sitting here, I've got a dejected dressing room".

A hospital in India has been accused of failing to provide enough oxygen after 60 children died on its wards in five days. The principal, however, later said that he resigned even as he owned up to the responsibility of the whole episode.

Jenas believes that City are favourites but that they must win something with the quality that they have got. After the match, Guardiola spoke about Manchester City's preparation and performance in Saturday's win.

They play at Denver in Week 2 and at Arizona in Week 3 before returning home to face the Los Angeles Rams on October 1. Accordingly, we are fully aware of the full body of evidence that exists in connection with this matter.

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